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we did it with recipients of payment as to people trying to get the tax returns filed as to tax professionals and also it should be known that when there is hurricane, earthquakes, wildfires we deploy as many as 3000 of our 15000 customer service representatives over to fema and there were both during this time there were both hurricanes and wildfires so when you take 15000 and cut it down to 12000 and then they had to be trained to telework we had to also flip into trying to get as much as the information is we could in a different method and that was trying to direct people to online to the extent we could and we opened up certain mailboxes and we opened up a congressional mailbox because our congressional phone lines essentially were overrun and i had the bright idea or the congressional mailbox can serve 247 where as the phone lines people need to get an answer they need to note that they were receptive to it and i think we had over 30000 inquiries command from congress on behalf of constituents through the congressional mailbox so that we backed off of that and we hired a contractor duri
we did it with recipients of payment as to people trying to get the tax returns filed as to tax professionals and also it should be known that when there is hurricane, earthquakes, wildfires we deploy as many as 3000 of our 15000 customer service representatives over to fema and there were both during this time there were both hurricanes and wildfires so when you take 15000 and cut it down to 12000 and then they had to be trained to telework we had to also flip into trying to get as much as the...
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they don't want to tax them at all. they don't want to tax billionaires. he had to walk back from his plan on health care. he says what we have to do now that we have the affordable care act function eight, he wants to eliminate it again. one of the best things that republicans are pushing now, medicare, social security and medicaid go on the chopping block every five years. at the end of five years, they have to be affirmatively voted back in business. medicare, social security, medicaid. never forget, people paid for their social security. and you know what will happen? what they will do, they will take it apart. they will cut it back. that is the whole objective. it is not right. i disagree. this is not your father's republican party. i work with a lot of honorable republicans. this is the maga gang. they have a fundamentally different view of the role of the government and who should pay what. and i can work with anyone to deliver real solutions. because of the strong foundation we have built. we will work with anyone to overcome the global inflation w
they don't want to tax them at all. they don't want to tax billionaires. he had to walk back from his plan on health care. he says what we have to do now that we have the affordable care act function eight, he wants to eliminate it again. one of the best things that republicans are pushing now, medicare, social security and medicaid go on the chopping block every five years. at the end of five years, they have to be affirmatively voted back in business. medicare, social security, medicaid....
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pay it off over 20 years, never more than 10% over tax income. think what that would mean. everybody can move out of their parents house. [laughter] president clinton: that is a big problem. that you did job not really like that much anyone it to take one over here that you love more but it pays less, you cannot do that today but you could if her plan passed because everything you pay is based on what you learned. if you want to open up a small business in this neighborhood, if you got a college debt you cannot get any credit today, but you could if her plan passed the gives of the open to business and you did not make any money for your two, he would not know anything on the loan. this is the kind of thing we need to do. we need to say, look, we are in this together and we are going to grow together. we are going to rise together and have less and equality and more upload -- upward mobility and higher incomes. that is why it is important to have equal pay for women and affordable childcare. that is why it is important to pass comprehensive immigration reform and stop teari
pay it off over 20 years, never more than 10% over tax income. think what that would mean. everybody can move out of their parents house. [laughter] president clinton: that is a big problem. that you did job not really like that much anyone it to take one over here that you love more but it pays less, you cannot do that today but you could if her plan passed because everything you pay is based on what you learned. if you want to open up a small business in this neighborhood, if you got a...
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we have something that does, it's called state income tax. instead the part where you tax people on their ability to build , those costs are then passed through to the tenants. had theer, l.a. times headline that one reason housing was so expensive in california housing in cities was developer fees. local impact fees impact whether a project gets built. andif the law of supply demand, one of the few laws that congress cannot repeal is operative, if we can get more supply it affects not only the people who live in the new unit, but it will bring the supply demand cost down. done to has los angeles mitigate impact fees as a barrier to development? particularly the development of low income affordable housing? >> thank you for your question. we are committed to removing regulatory barriers to building housing at a cheaper rate and keeping costs low. particularly so they don't get passed on to tenants. if i can talk about three areas in which we are working to streamline the development of new housing here in the city of los angeles, the first th
we have something that does, it's called state income tax. instead the part where you tax people on their ability to build , those costs are then passed through to the tenants. had theer, l.a. times headline that one reason housing was so expensive in california housing in cities was developer fees. local impact fees impact whether a project gets built. andif the law of supply demand, one of the few laws that congress cannot repeal is operative, if we can get more supply it affects not only the...
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creating a tax structure where companies can be successful is important in the first few years. making sure you have the right to give a tory environment is incredibly important. as soon as we took down the regulation, we became a partner with industry instant government being an obstacle. to doe it a great place business, that created more economic activity. that something we have to do as a nation. we have to have a great public education. our communities need great public education because without it we are unable to attract the employers needu a stable workforce and making sure they have access to employees not just today but 10 years for now. it is vitally important. we will create many factions jobs we have to make sure we have a workforce. ofalso saw the value strategic public investment in infrastructure. we saw where we can make investments in the structure that really gave the private sector the stability to come into a market that way we would see the private sector spent way more than the public investment. create jobs, tax revenues. we were able to almost double our
creating a tax structure where companies can be successful is important in the first few years. making sure you have the right to give a tory environment is incredibly important. as soon as we took down the regulation, we became a partner with industry instant government being an obstacle. to doe it a great place business, that created more economic activity. that something we have to do as a nation. we have to have a great public education. our communities need great public education because...
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sir, you as a congressman, we provide you by our tax money, the base insurance for yourself. how can you provide the same plan what you have for the american class working people, we are working hard, we are paying taxes, we don't get what we deserve. we are not asking a favor, this is our right. health care is a right and education is a human right. you provide public education, why not you provide a public medical for the working class people? guest: well, the caller purports to know what the working class and middle class want. i think he's mistaken. again 80% of the american people say their health care is good or excellent. and second, you hear a fundamental divide between the caller and mine, everything desire is a right, it's an entitlement. health care is a right. well, a right is an enforceable claim. and it's not a right in this country. housing is important, it's not a right. and it seems to me we should probably avoid casting every policy choice in this country as a right. because this right talk makes it difficult to split differences. host: warren, ohio, good mo
sir, you as a congressman, we provide you by our tax money, the base insurance for yourself. how can you provide the same plan what you have for the american class working people, we are working hard, we are paying taxes, we don't get what we deserve. we are not asking a favor, this is our right. health care is a right and education is a human right. you provide public education, why not you provide a public medical for the working class people? guest: well, the caller purports to know what the...
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people will get their taxes back and be happier. some of those bad numbers we are seeing will rebound. with trump, it is different. this is a tax bill mitt romney or john mccain or george w. bush could have brought to us. what separates him from republicans in congress is his position on trade, immigration, foreign wars. the important thing for trump is the wall, immigration, trade, and not getting us involved in wars. if he can stick to that, he will keep his people happy. republicans got a great gift with this tax bill. it will help them in the midterms. host: you think that will help in the election coming up? guest: yes. i do not think it is as bad as people think. there are competitive races in orange county. "orange county register." some of those are not competitive. some people think mimi walters could lose. there is no way she will lose. there are republicans who never warmed up to trump, but they did like him for a whole host of reasons. they did not like that language he uses. they thought he would govern as a liberal, an
people will get their taxes back and be happier. some of those bad numbers we are seeing will rebound. with trump, it is different. this is a tax bill mitt romney or john mccain or george w. bush could have brought to us. what separates him from republicans in congress is his position on trade, immigration, foreign wars. the important thing for trump is the wall, immigration, trade, and not getting us involved in wars. if he can stick to that, he will keep his people happy. republicans got a...
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what do we do so that we finance government based on ability to pay, which the state income tax being a good way to measure that, and instead we finance based upon whether you're build it -- you are building something that the city government has to provide police and fire protection for? mayor garcetti: as somebody who lead on tax policy in the board of equalization, it is a great question from you, representative. between impact fees, and i do believe -- after tom bradley, we passed a linkage fee which says if you are building luxury housing like we do from -- for parks, have to put money aside for affordable housing. i think we will raise as much as $100 million worth of subsidized low how -- loan housing. you are right, you can't keep putting everything on developers. between getting nothing done by having no fees on them and having fees, there is something in between that enough cities do not use which is the power of zoning. it does not cost you anything but it can produce more housing. rep. sherman: at a minimum, i hope you would join me, in trying to get the sales tax that is
what do we do so that we finance government based on ability to pay, which the state income tax being a good way to measure that, and instead we finance based upon whether you're build it -- you are building something that the city government has to provide police and fire protection for? mayor garcetti: as somebody who lead on tax policy in the board of equalization, it is a great question from you, representative. between impact fees, and i do believe -- after tom bradley, we passed a linkage...
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what i see this is all about is a global government to collect a global tax to rule over the people so the liberties are not allowed to be -- there are no more rights given. this is purely political, and we see it already that americans have been harmed by the biden administration with the closing down of the pipelines. i'm disappointed you are part of >> i believe there are rights, the right to clean air, the right to clean water and the right to be able to live like others who have access to that and that's something i'll continue to fight for. we have seen the devastation across the globe on what's happening because climate changes, we've seen weather disaster, just look at -- if we just say it's a big planet we're on, this isn't going to make a difference, then it will never be addressed.
what i see this is all about is a global government to collect a global tax to rule over the people so the liberties are not allowed to be -- there are no more rights given. this is purely political, and we see it already that americans have been harmed by the biden administration with the closing down of the pipelines. i'm disappointed you are part of >> i believe there are rights, the right to clean air, the right to clean water and the right to be able to live like others who have...
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its gas tax at least once. people trust what they are going to get. the increases are sold to people , here are all the things we are going to do if this passes and cannot do it with the current revenue. two thirds or more of those referendums pass the voters. there is a huge difference in trust between -- of the public between congress and state or local governments. i think that is the underlying reason why at the federal level user pay seems to be dying. chris: i want to ask bob a question about airports and traffic control. i find it fascinating that half of major european cities now have privatized their airports. most airports in britain, for example, are private. if you fly to london heathrow, that is a publicly traded corporation. all of america's 300 or 400 major airports are government owned. this is remarkable for a country that believes itself as a great economy of entrepreneurs, and yet we exclude entrepreneurs from the airport business. i think it is fascinating that both britain and canada have m
its gas tax at least once. people trust what they are going to get. the increases are sold to people , here are all the things we are going to do if this passes and cannot do it with the current revenue. two thirds or more of those referendums pass the voters. there is a huge difference in trust between -- of the public between congress and state or local governments. i think that is the underlying reason why at the federal level user pay seems to be dying. chris: i want to ask bob a question...
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the plan would also cut medicare while providing more tax giveaways to the wealthy and the biggest corporations. and by predecessors, once again, call for because that could rip away health insurance for tens of millions of americans on medicaid. they just don't give up, but guess what? we won't let these things happen. let me close with this. you know, we face some pretty tough times in recent years, but in america, there's no surrender, no giving up, no stopping. america never gives up. i've long since we are the only nation in the world that comes out of every crisis stronger than we went into it. i truly believe that 50 years from now, when historians are taking a look, looking back at this moment, look back on the work we are doing, building bottom up in the middle out, to strengthen america's supply chains and manufacturing workers all across the country, we are going to say this was the beginning, when america won the competition of the 21st century. i've never been more optimistic about our nation's future. we have to remember who we are. you hardly say it before, we are the united stat
the plan would also cut medicare while providing more tax giveaways to the wealthy and the biggest corporations. and by predecessors, once again, call for because that could rip away health insurance for tens of millions of americans on medicaid. they just don't give up, but guess what? we won't let these things happen. let me close with this. you know, we face some pretty tough times in recent years, but in america, there's no surrender, no giving up, no stopping. america never gives up. i've...
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you know what the average tax rate is, federal tax rate? 8.3%. i plan on raising it,nd we are going to get it done if you could give me a democratic congress, to 25%, that's all. 25%. and, by thec way, that will rae $400 billion over 10 years. [applause] imagine what you could do with childcare, health care, so many other things. a quick ti [indiscernible] [laughter] pres. biden: get her phone number. i will call you, ok? i'm serious. [applause] i know, i know, i know, i've got to go. anyway. >> we love you, president biden. [cheers and applause] >> you know vegas loves him. pres. biden: all right. [indistinct conversations] ♪ ■[♪ "move on up" by curtis mayfield playing ♪] [indistinct conversations]
you know what the average tax rate is, federal tax rate? 8.3%. i plan on raising it,nd we are going to get it done if you could give me a democratic congress, to 25%, that's all. 25%. and, by thec way, that will rae $400 billion over 10 years. [applause] imagine what you could do with childcare, health care, so many other things. a quick ti [indiscernible] [laughter] pres. biden: get her phone number. i will call you, ok? i'm serious. [applause] i know, i know, i know, i've got to go. anyway....
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more importantly -- this tax reform -- i don't like the word tax reform as much as i like tax relief. this is a low-income, ,iddle-class america improving-quality-of-life, job-creating package. it will be good for the american people. what you make of the headline in the los angeles "gop-led congress is thinking about scaling back." rateake the corporate tax more like 22%, 23%. the president wanted 20%. -- wanted 15%. he compromised at 20%. guest: i am with the president. i started out at 15%. i would have loved to see us get at 15%. that puts us in the driver seat with we rightfully should be. we're the largest economy on the planet. we are the bulk of the global economy. i would love to see us go to 15%. i don't to the president budging easily off at 20% mark. oft: why do you think some your colleagues don't want to go as low as 20 -- that they are 23%?g to argue for 22%, guest: i'm not sure what the argument would be. we have billions of dollars oversees that are sitting -- overseas that are sitting there because companies don't want to pay the federal government $.35 on the dollar
more importantly -- this tax reform -- i don't like the word tax reform as much as i like tax relief. this is a low-income, ,iddle-class america improving-quality-of-life, job-creating package. it will be good for the american people. what you make of the headline in the los angeles "gop-led congress is thinking about scaling back." rateake the corporate tax more like 22%, 23%. the president wanted 20%. -- wanted 15%. he compromised at 20%. guest: i am with the president. i started...
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plan to stop tax havens like animal in light of last week's release of the panama papers. also, democracy spring campaign director on the organizations plan to protest in washington this weekend. you should wash c-span's washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on sunday. join the discussion. in his weekly address, the president discusses the economy, corporate tax inversions, and retirement savings. ofresentative bob dold illinois delivers the republican response, discussing how congress is combating opioid and perception drug abuse. president obama: hi everybody. over the past seven years, we haven't just been recovering from crisis, we've been rebuilding our economy on a new foundation for growth. growth that benefits everybody, not just folks at the top. our businesses have created jobs for 73 straight months, 14.4 million new jobs in all. we've covered another 20 million americans with health insurance. we've helped more americans afford college, and invested in industries that create good jobs that pay well, like clean energy. and wages are finally risi
plan to stop tax havens like animal in light of last week's release of the panama papers. also, democracy spring campaign director on the organizations plan to protest in washington this weekend. you should wash c-span's washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on sunday. join the discussion. in his weekly address, the president discusses the economy, corporate tax inversions, and retirement savings. ofresentative bob dold illinois delivers the republican response, discussing how...
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i mentioned tax reform. he talked about the issue of tax reform. i think that is fertile ground for us to work together on. regulatory really. -- regulatory reform. we are going to enthusiastically pursued these things with the present. >> that is the end of our time. will you come back? >> absolutely. >> david dreier was our guest on "newsmakers." "newsmakers."
i mentioned tax reform. he talked about the issue of tax reform. i think that is fertile ground for us to work together on. regulatory really. -- regulatory reform. we are going to enthusiastically pursued these things with the present. >> that is the end of our time. will you come back? >> absolutely. >> david dreier was our guest on "newsmakers." "newsmakers."
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i told the governor not to raise my taxes. if the illegal immigration thing is encouraged by the government because clinton passed the law -- because the mexican consulate has roving consulates, of a hand up this matriculate forms so that they can get a driver's license. we have to apply when i registered to vote, the first time i did, i filled up the application in the persian read it over and asked for my naturalization papers were -- and asked where was. and i said they were in a safe place a home. she said she could not register me until she saw them. now anyone can give a funny name and is encouraged by the government. the mayor of los angeles is a honcho. host: could you respond? the stress in an emotional chord with our viewers. guest: yes, clearly the country is a country of immigration but it needs to be legal and reasonable and orderly. we have the technology to create such a system. unfortunately, it has not happened. part of it is enforcing the law. regardless of your feelings on illegal immigration, everyone must
i told the governor not to raise my taxes. if the illegal immigration thing is encouraged by the government because clinton passed the law -- because the mexican consulate has roving consulates, of a hand up this matriculate forms so that they can get a driver's license. we have to apply when i registered to vote, the first time i did, i filled up the application in the persian read it over and asked for my naturalization papers were -- and asked where was. and i said they were in a safe place...
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they complained over the last four or eight years about the insurgency of their tax rates. is they are about about to see a lot more uncertainty than they have in a long time because trump has not articulated a coherent view of economics, a coherent view of what is expected of industry and what role it should play. we see that in his very confused talk about trade. he wants to eliminate nafta, he wants to start a trade war with china. i think the consequences of all of these things, these policies that he has articulated -- the consequences are really unknowable. that will disturb businesses a lot. i think the idea that he is after all, supportive of repealing obama care, that is going to cause chaos, the health care industry, but in other industries that provide their employees with insurance, or that have tried to incorporate obamacare into their insurance plans. so, there are all these things that trump has talked about in 140 character tweets, but has not really worked out for himself, and i think for the business community. euphoria we have seen in the stock market ove
they complained over the last four or eight years about the insurgency of their tax rates. is they are about about to see a lot more uncertainty than they have in a long time because trump has not articulated a coherent view of economics, a coherent view of what is expected of industry and what role it should play. we see that in his very confused talk about trade. he wants to eliminate nafta, he wants to start a trade war with china. i think the consequences of all of these things, these...
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subsidize companies that are willing to pay ceos in the tens of millions of dollars by giving them tax breaks that allow them to write off part of the seo salary when it is so high. if you are going to pay your chief executive more than a million dollars and you want to be able to write it off, then you have to be able to show you have also increased pay for your front-line workers as well. otherwise, you can raise the salary for maybe it'll make them think more about sharing some of the games with those who helped make the profit possible. we cannot continue to see middle-class workers have their incomes stay stagnant when the cost of college, housing, health care goes up. i will stop there. let's take questions. think you offer patiently listening. let me pick a few names. ok, i have three names. we will go on the order that i selected them. the first ursuline named will get to go first. raise your hand. if you'll step out in the ilm will make it easier. we have microphones. the first person is anna garcia. then we have alexia. then hunter cobb. those three will go first and then we
subsidize companies that are willing to pay ceos in the tens of millions of dollars by giving them tax breaks that allow them to write off part of the seo salary when it is so high. if you are going to pay your chief executive more than a million dollars and you want to be able to write it off, then you have to be able to show you have also increased pay for your front-line workers as well. otherwise, you can raise the salary for maybe it'll make them think more about sharing some of the games...
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we are going to put a tax on wall street speculation that will raise more than enough money, more than enough money to make public colleges and universities tuition free and lower student debt. this is not a radical idea. to goow how much it costs to college in germany today? zero. scandinavia? zero. these countries are smart. they are investing in young people and the future of their country. we should do the same. [applause] mr. sanders, i am from the san fernando valley. i shared my story earlier. 40% of homeless youth in our country are part of the lgbt community. that is a huge issue. many of them, when i was i saw veterans who were homeless, that many of my queer and transgender youth who were undocumented. if you are elected president, can you commit for a path to citizenship to all undocumented lgbt youth who are homeless and the more than 25 trans women of color who have been murdered last year, can you make family acceptance and trans awareness a priority as a public issue? sen. sanders: let me say this. forms ofs to end all discrimination. based on color, race, sexual orient
we are going to put a tax on wall street speculation that will raise more than enough money, more than enough money to make public colleges and universities tuition free and lower student debt. this is not a radical idea. to goow how much it costs to college in germany today? zero. scandinavia? zero. these countries are smart. they are investing in young people and the future of their country. we should do the same. [applause] mr. sanders, i am from the san fernando valley. i shared my story...
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but make up for the tax by giving people a refundable tax credit for the 40 million that pay no taxes. a refundable tax credit, 7500 for individual, to buy your own. furthermore health savings accounts, if you buy a high-deductible policy, you are eligible for tax deferred savings out of which you pay your out of pocket. and that you turn into shoppers, and i ask the audience, how many when you go to the doctor, you need to have the following x-ray. how many say how much? no one does that, we have a third party payer. american people have a buffet of health care, we have eaten the shrimp. but we need to turn people into shoppers, and make them sensitive to the health care in this country, that's voluntary. as known risky behavior. obesity and type ii diabetes, all of these problems. we have to make responsible choices. host: here is a response by twitter. do you use twitter? guest: i barely use e-mail. host: may are saying that the clamor for change in health care, a change in cost. guest: yes, they would like to have medicine at 1959 prices. they can't have that. medical expenses are
but make up for the tax by giving people a refundable tax credit for the 40 million that pay no taxes. a refundable tax credit, 7500 for individual, to buy your own. furthermore health savings accounts, if you buy a high-deductible policy, you are eligible for tax deferred savings out of which you pay your out of pocket. and that you turn into shoppers, and i ask the audience, how many when you go to the doctor, you need to have the following x-ray. how many say how much? no one does that, we...
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and nobody making less than $400,000 a year will pay a penny more in federal taxes. top economic forecasters from wall street firms reinforced this just this week, but failing to act on the build back better plan will mean less economic growth. let me say it again -- not a liberal think tank, wall street. failing to make these investments is going to slow growth, not increase it. if we in fact seize this opportunity, i think we can lower costs for families, get more people working, and lower price pressures long-term. and we are going to keep working on all these fronts, because it is so clearly what american families need right now. i will now turn this over, there's much more to say, that maybe i have already said too much. i want to have an interchange with you guys. i will turn it over to brian deese to begin this meeting. >> ok. thank you, mr. president. we'll move immediately into the first section of the agenda to focus on ports and logistics, progress made, and additional steps. i hear from john, chris connor, and then we will turn to the floor for questions.
and nobody making less than $400,000 a year will pay a penny more in federal taxes. top economic forecasters from wall street firms reinforced this just this week, but failing to act on the build back better plan will mean less economic growth. let me say it again -- not a liberal think tank, wall street. failing to make these investments is going to slow growth, not increase it. if we in fact seize this opportunity, i think we can lower costs for families, get more people working, and lower...
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the child tax credit, it is called. the last payment for that is december 15, a couple of days ago. if congress passes a law of renewing that that and people get another payment on the 15th of january. if that does not get passed, then january 15 payment will not come and the rent will come due the first of february and a lot of people will not be able to pay that. the worst of the evictions have not hit us yet in the homelessness system, but we believe it is coming. caller: -- host: now the biden administration offered up policies that they say will help combat homelessness and i want to put that on the screen and have you react to it. they are talking about the house america which uses the american rescue plan funds which includes 70,000 emergency housing vouchers, 5 billion dollars in home band -- home grants and 300 $50 billion in treasury department funds to states and localities. do we see this as being enough to combat homelessness in the united states? especially as we get into the winter months. guest: this would be a very positive movement forward. is it enough to end all
the child tax credit, it is called. the last payment for that is december 15, a couple of days ago. if congress passes a law of renewing that that and people get another payment on the 15th of january. if that does not get passed, then january 15 payment will not come and the rent will come due the first of february and a lot of people will not be able to pay that. the worst of the evictions have not hit us yet in the homelessness system, but we believe it is coming. caller: -- host: now the...
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bush's tax cut was. if you are old enough, you remember we all said that we as a country cannot afford to do this. this is a terrible idea. this would be twice as they get that. -- as that. it would create the biggest loophole ever in the history of the u.s. tax code i allowing anyone that has a private profit, to call that and i would have to pay only 15% marginal rate on that. just put that in perspective, if you are a regular american currently -- say you are a single parent filing as a head of household, if you make $38,000 a year, you will have to pay -- he is going to get rid of head of households -- you will file as a single person and pay a 25% marginal rate plus another 7.5% or so of payroll tax. you have to pay a 30% plus marginal rate while someone who literally made $1 billion a year will be paying a 15% rate. it doesn't make any sense. the thing that i can't aterstand is how you look the last 30 years of the economic history of the united states, in which we have had a decline of manufacturi
bush's tax cut was. if you are old enough, you remember we all said that we as a country cannot afford to do this. this is a terrible idea. this would be twice as they get that. -- as that. it would create the biggest loophole ever in the history of the u.s. tax code i allowing anyone that has a private profit, to call that and i would have to pay only 15% marginal rate on that. just put that in perspective, if you are a regular american currently -- say you are a single parent filing as a head...
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they didn't want to tax them. they do not want to tax billionaires that are literally paying a lower tax rate than longshoremen. he had to walk back from his plans on health care. he says, what we have to do now that we finally got the affordable care act functioning and prices down an average of $400 for people, he wants to eliminate it again. by the way, the best thing republicans are pushing now in reelection, they think medicare -- i am not making this up, go online and look. medicare, social security and medicaid. go on the chopping block every five years. what that means is at the end of five years, they go out of existence. unless they are affirmatively voted into existence, every five years. medicare, social security, medicaid. they forget, people pay for social security. they pay for it. you know what is going to happen. people say, they will never eliminate it. they will be able to pick it apart. they will be able to cut it back. that is the objective. folks, it is not right. it is simply not right. i di
they didn't want to tax them. they do not want to tax billionaires that are literally paying a lower tax rate than longshoremen. he had to walk back from his plans on health care. he says, what we have to do now that we finally got the affordable care act functioning and prices down an average of $400 for people, he wants to eliminate it again. by the way, the best thing republicans are pushing now in reelection, they think medicare -- i am not making this up, go online and look. medicare,...
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thanks to the american rescue plan, we've delivered significant tax cuts for families raising kids. tax cuts and rising wages for middle-class families mean that americans, on average, have about $100 more in their pockets every month and -- than they did last year. about $350 more each month than they did before the pandemic, even after accounting for inflation. let me repeat that, even after accounting for rising prices, the typical american family has more money in their pockets than they did last year or the year before that. in fact, we're the only leading economy in the world where household income and the economy as a whole are stronger than they were before the pandemic. you know, there are other signs of strength, too. the number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic. thanks to the american rescue plan, we've cut child poverty in america by more than 40%. think about that, millions of children who spent last christmas in poverty will not bear that burden this holiday season. and the treasury secretary, janet yellen, described it yesterday, that it is
thanks to the american rescue plan, we've delivered significant tax cuts for families raising kids. tax cuts and rising wages for middle-class families mean that americans, on average, have about $100 more in their pockets every month and -- than they did last year. about $350 more each month than they did before the pandemic, even after accounting for inflation. let me repeat that, even after accounting for rising prices, the typical american family has more money in their pockets than they...
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caller: two farmers got their tax bills and they are whining about how the property tax was. they have adult kids, and i asked -- so somebody else owned the property, paid the taxes and educated your kids. local tax pays our law enforcement and education system . and when rich people do not want to pay taxes, the community suffers. that's an anecdote for you. guest: thank you. nobody doubts, of course, taxes exist and always will. one, from a policy standpoint, what is the appropriate level to be able to pay for the services we all need? and so there is nobody that will refute that point. the other point is we need to think about what is actually feasible with the debt that we are dealing with. the level of a wealth tax, for example, is something like 34%. that would be impossible to collect. so, there is an element of math where you can have a discussion about the degree to which reductions in spending and increases in revenue should be part of the solution to our fiscal problem, but you have to recognize the math of the situation and the reality is the bulk of the situation
caller: two farmers got their tax bills and they are whining about how the property tax was. they have adult kids, and i asked -- so somebody else owned the property, paid the taxes and educated your kids. local tax pays our law enforcement and education system . and when rich people do not want to pay taxes, the community suffers. that's an anecdote for you. guest: thank you. nobody doubts, of course, taxes exist and always will. one, from a policy standpoint, what is the appropriate level to...
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any, trump -- look, trump passed the tax cut and he said in mar-a-lago when he passed last tax cut increase the deficit and exploded the deficit larger than any president has in a four-year term come he said i made aot o richer. this time out he was saying he was in mar-a-lago and told a crowd of people, hedescribe theu are rich as hell, but i'm still going to give you another big tax cut. is it is still about values. what do we value? who are we? what are we for? what are we trying to get done? you know folks trump wants to undo everything we have done. you know he wants to trip medicare and t to negotiate prices. i have been fighting my whole career as a senator and vice president to make sure that medicare is able to do the v.a. can negotiate with the drug companies how much they're going to pay for all the medicines that come into the v.a., but we've never been able to do it. we finally beat them. [applause] and not a joke, we got back on air force one here, in any state, any capital in the road and said, i brought a prescription filled by whatever company it is, american pharmaceutical
any, trump -- look, trump passed the tax cut and he said in mar-a-lago when he passed last tax cut increase the deficit and exploded the deficit larger than any president has in a four-year term come he said i made aot o richer. this time out he was saying he was in mar-a-lago and told a crowd of people, hedescribe theu are rich as hell, but i'm still going to give you another big tax cut. is it is still about values. what do we value? who are we? what are we for? what are we trying to get...
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the work of the private sector tax community which helps people file their taxes. let me plain why i wanted everyone to have their own copy of a 1040 as a souvenir. since 1913, you couldn't file your taxes without using the 1040 or later on one of its shorter versions like the 1040 ez i mentioned earlier or the 1040 a. years ago seeing these forms every april was a little like seeing flags on the forth of july. but not anymore. think about the last time other than today you saw a blank 1040. it's probably been a while. at this point, i should stop for another public service announcement to remind everyone you're supposed to hold on to either a printed or an electronic copy of your completed return for your records. it's an important financial record and you ought to keep it in a safe and secure place. so, anyone over a certain age, which includes me, knows that filing your taxes used to mean grabbing a pen and filling out one of these blank forms line by line, signing it and mailing it in. in some cases along with a check if you owed money. and just like those days
the work of the private sector tax community which helps people file their taxes. let me plain why i wanted everyone to have their own copy of a 1040 as a souvenir. since 1913, you couldn't file your taxes without using the 1040 or later on one of its shorter versions like the 1040 ez i mentioned earlier or the 1040 a. years ago seeing these forms every april was a little like seeing flags on the forth of july. but not anymore. think about the last time other than today you saw a blank 1040....
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reason why we emphasize the flexibility in the new arpa is because at the end of the day, these are our tax dollars coming back to our cities and we want to use them effectively thank you all. have a good one. thank you so much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> more live coverage of the u.s. conference of mayors winter meeting, tomorrow including a conversation about lint and retention. we will hear from fort worth's police and others live at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> continuing a look at the elements of the commitment to america unveiled by house republicans and how it would relate to policy. rafael is the head of public safety and destroy -- joins us to talk about crime and crime related -- matters. when it comes to crime and related matters. good morning. guest: g can you talk about your positioning when it comes to crime related matters? what's we are in not profit -- we are a not-for-profit tank have a bunch
reason why we emphasize the flexibility in the new arpa is because at the end of the day, these are our tax dollars coming back to our cities and we want to use them effectively thank you all. have a good one. thank you so much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> more live coverage of the u.s. conference of mayors...
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currently there is an income tax to qualify for the tax credit. this legislation would ensure anyone who buys insurance on their own could buy it for 8.5% of their income, or less. let me share an example of what that could mean for families in my district. a 60-year-old couple making $70,000 a year spends more than one third of their income on health insurance. under the patient protection and affordable care enchancement act, their premium would drop by nearly 80%, saving the couple over $1500 per month. a typical family of four would see their monthly premium drop by nearly half. the bill extends medicaid coverage for pregnant people, from 60 days after delivery to one full year, so that moms can receive the care they need, and deserve in the full postpartum period. we know that this policy will reduce the racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, an urgent focus of our black maternal health caucus. it will have 9 million more uninsured americans gaining coverage and 10 million and more will see their premiums reduced. millions of america
currently there is an income tax to qualify for the tax credit. this legislation would ensure anyone who buys insurance on their own could buy it for 8.5% of their income, or less. let me share an example of what that could mean for families in my district. a 60-year-old couple making $70,000 a year spends more than one third of their income on health insurance. under the patient protection and affordable care enchancement act, their premium would drop by nearly 80%, saving the couple over...
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i mentioned tax reform. he has talked about the issue of tax reform and i believe that is a fertile ground for us to work together on. regulatory relief -- his peace in the "wall street journal" has him talking about that. we are going to enthusiastically pursued those things with the president. >> will you come back and talk with us again? >> you bet. thank you. >> david dreier was our guest. the republican majority came in saying they understood the elections did not give them a mandate. the tea party at mr. dreier talked about their goals. what are their impediment to achieving it? >> the big impediment is the senate for house republicans. they're going to run into a democratic-led senate that is not going to agree with them on the size or scope of spending cuts that have promised to the two-party folks. almost any major initiative house republicans have, they will have to find negotiating room with said that democrats to get anything done. piecemeal, you will see health- care proposals move forward. you
i mentioned tax reform. he has talked about the issue of tax reform and i believe that is a fertile ground for us to work together on. regulatory relief -- his peace in the "wall street journal" has him talking about that. we are going to enthusiastically pursued those things with the president. >> will you come back and talk with us again? >> you bet. thank you. >> david dreier was our guest. the republican majority came in saying they understood the elections did...
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that as part of the tax bill. they are reducing taxes on the one hand, but on the other hand, they are going to be increasing my bill went up by 10% on the insurance end of it. why aren't the democrats doing something about that? clint, in texas, line for republicans. caller: i just wanted to make the point that you can't look at immigration and the budget as uniquely independent. they are uniquely -- they are related. with the aging population in the united eights, social security spending is a major expenditure and we need to look at bringing in, you can be concerned about illegal immigration, but we need to bring in immigrants into this country so they can continue to pay taxes more into the social security so we can actually pay for our aging population and you also can't distinguish the impact illegal immigration has on health care because i work in health care. i have for 20 years. there's a direct impact on state constitutions that require they pay or cover health care. if you go to the hospital, they canno
that as part of the tax bill. they are reducing taxes on the one hand, but on the other hand, they are going to be increasing my bill went up by 10% on the insurance end of it. why aren't the democrats doing something about that? clint, in texas, line for republicans. caller: i just wanted to make the point that you can't look at immigration and the budget as uniquely independent. they are uniquely -- they are related. with the aging population in the united eights, social security spending is...
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are going to put tax on wall street speculation that will raise more than enough money, more than enough money to make public colleges and universities tuition-free with substantially lower student debt. you know how much it cost to go to college in germany? zero. you know how much it costs to go to college and scandinavia? zero. these countries are smart. they are investing in the young people of their country and we should do the same. >> mr. sanders, i am from the san fernando valley. i shared a bit of my story earlier today. 40% of homeless youth in our country are part of the lgbt community. huge issue. when i was homeless at 17 in i seea, not only did better ads that were homeless but many of my queer and transgender youth who were undocumented. can you commit to the undocumented lgbt youth who are homeless, and with more than 25 transgender women of color who have been murdered last year, can you make family acceptance and trans awareness a priority as a public issue? sen. sanders: let me just say this. our job is to end all forms of discrimination. discrimination based on color,
are going to put tax on wall street speculation that will raise more than enough money, more than enough money to make public colleges and universities tuition-free with substantially lower student debt. you know how much it cost to go to college in germany? zero. you know how much it costs to go to college and scandinavia? zero. these countries are smart. they are investing in the young people of their country and we should do the same. >> mr. sanders, i am from the san fernando valley....
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all of a sudden everybody is talking about tax reform. cool. let's take away deductions and get the rates do you know. mortgage deductions. is that a good idea? and what do we do about real estate? >> i wish i had the golden parachute or the magic bullet on this one. i can tell you more about the problem than i can about the solution. but for smaller firms it's unbelieveably important. just a few numbers. 95% or 94% own a home. much higher than the average. on median it's 60% more valuable. plus, of those who don't have a home-based business, that have an office or whatever you want to call it, almost half of those own that particularly in the rural areas. and if we wanted to take a step further, almost 40% own investment real estate. over half of which own more than one. so the small business owners are heavily into real estate to say the least. and that's one of the critical reasons we have it. clearly the issue you talk about obtax reform is going to come up. and my gut is that small business owners aren't going to like a particular provisio
all of a sudden everybody is talking about tax reform. cool. let's take away deductions and get the rates do you know. mortgage deductions. is that a good idea? and what do we do about real estate? >> i wish i had the golden parachute or the magic bullet on this one. i can tell you more about the problem than i can about the solution. but for smaller firms it's unbelieveably important. just a few numbers. 95% or 94% own a home. much higher than the average. on median it's 60% more...
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that is not a new business tax. there is no wealth tax or income tax. i'm sure you all want to write about that so i will walk you through the details or they will walk you through the details. let's talk about that resilience. rainy day withdrawal. we will pull $13.1 billion from the two reserve accounts. i do not want to confuse you. we had it out with finance, my team. should not include the 5.7? it is exactly $5.7 billion we are pulling from the reserve. i will get to that. i want to seed you with that so you understand the . we are pulling $18.8 billion. $13.1 billion. the special fund, $1.4 million. that if you roughly what we are doing. it allows us to maintain $18.4 billion in reserves. it includes a fiscal rainy day fund, which we are pulling $5.7 billion this year. by the way, you will see a new reserve because we are adding -- we added to our own shortfall in terms of our need to balance an additional $3.4 billion in this sfeu, which is basically a checking account or a line of credit. we are going to add an additional $3.4 billion for emerge
that is not a new business tax. there is no wealth tax or income tax. i'm sure you all want to write about that so i will walk you through the details or they will walk you through the details. let's talk about that resilience. rainy day withdrawal. we will pull $13.1 billion from the two reserve accounts. i do not want to confuse you. we had it out with finance, my team. should not include the 5.7? it is exactly $5.7 billion we are pulling from the reserve. i will get to that. i want to seed...
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we use gas taxes, general tax revenue. we use approaches that are not necessarily responsive to the actual wear and tear, to the actual market conditions that are informing how transportation is actually used, that determine the kind of maintenance schedules that you actually need , and there are a number of countries, australia, new zealand, innovators on this front, where they say we want the public sector to be the purchaser. we want them to be the client. but that purchaser is going to work with departments of transportation that are structured as publicly owned corporations but that operate in more market oriented fashion, that are more responsive to demands. we use different approaches to thatng including user fees see to it that you are not necessarily paying the exact same amount but rather, you are paying an amount that depends on how much you use the transportation system so there are many ways to do that, many private approaches we might use, but i think that that is going to be something that will come to the f
we use gas taxes, general tax revenue. we use approaches that are not necessarily responsive to the actual wear and tear, to the actual market conditions that are informing how transportation is actually used, that determine the kind of maintenance schedules that you actually need , and there are a number of countries, australia, new zealand, innovators on this front, where they say we want the public sector to be the purchaser. we want them to be the client. but that purchaser is going to work...
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cap onwo, remove the fica taxes and medicare and medicaid taxes. remove that cap so people pay the percentage going by their income. the third thing is cap salary upefits for all executives to the united states president. executiveo ceo or that has to make more important decisions than the president of the united states. simpleid those three things, not complicated, three simple things, this country would be booming, beautiful, everybody would be doing well from the bottom to the top. anyway, i hope people are listening. host: why du think all of those would work? caller: because -- if you shoot for zero becomes ant, it market for the workers, not the corporations and companies. shoot for everybody working instead of this five-point 2% which is supposed to be the secret percentage for a healthy economy. we have never tried 0% unemployment. let's give it a try. maryland, democrats line, hello. many people have said before, we have a problem and america as far as jobs are concerned. we need to get workers to fit those positions. we really have to dec
cap onwo, remove the fica taxes and medicare and medicaid taxes. remove that cap so people pay the percentage going by their income. the third thing is cap salary upefits for all executives to the united states president. executiveo ceo or that has to make more important decisions than the president of the united states. simpleid those three things, not complicated, three simple things, this country would be booming, beautiful, everybody would be doing well from the bottom to the top. anyway, i...
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sherman: at a minimum, i hope you would join me, in trying to get the sales tax that is generated by building, because you have all of the building materials, allocated to the city where the building takes place rather than where the warehouse for the building supplies is located. i do want to point out that we are focused on homeless, but i think there was agreement before you got here, the rents are too damn high. and it is not just for the homeless. the homeless is the tip of the iceberg. for every homeless person, there could gety that evicted tomorrow, and they may never get evicted, but they are losing stomach lining today because they could to get evicted tomorrow. there are people going to payday lenders to be able to -- there are people paying a late fee and they will somehow stay in their unit. we have to do everything possible to build more housing, and the more affordable that housing is, the better. together inwe'll be chatsworth tomorrow where there was the old l.a. times plant. now it is going to be in part housing, and you had to sweep aside some problems for that to
sherman: at a minimum, i hope you would join me, in trying to get the sales tax that is generated by building, because you have all of the building materials, allocated to the city where the building takes place rather than where the warehouse for the building supplies is located. i do want to point out that we are focused on homeless, but i think there was agreement before you got here, the rents are too damn high. and it is not just for the homeless. the homeless is the tip of the iceberg....
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make everything a person who runs for federal office but their tax returns online -- put their tax returns online. [cheers and applause] person whory single runs for office -- make everything a person who runs for federal office put their tax returns online. [cheers and applause] sen. warren: ok that is step one. to fight corruption head-on. because that puts them on the back foot. make somee've got to structural changes in this economy. here's the big problem we have got. the giant corporations have just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. they have chewed up the little businesses, the medium-sized businesses. shoot, they chewed up the businesses that used to be called big businesses. the thing is, they have got such credible power. the role over their own employees. their role over their own customers. they roll over their own employees. they roll over their own customers. how about we have a president who the courage to enforce our antitrust laws? [cheers and applause] the laws are there. it just takes a little courage to pick them up and enforce them. ok. i want to talk about structur
make everything a person who runs for federal office but their tax returns online -- put their tax returns online. [cheers and applause] person whory single runs for office -- make everything a person who runs for federal office put their tax returns online. [cheers and applause] sen. warren: ok that is step one. to fight corruption head-on. because that puts them on the back foot. make somee've got to structural changes in this economy. here's the big problem we have got. the giant...
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what impact will this have on infrastructure, tax reform, and other initiatives by the president? 202-748-8000 for democrats. .02-748-8001 for republicans if you are outside the united states, 202-748-8003. we will get to your calls and comments in just a moment. we will take a short break on this sunday morning, march 26. >> c-span's voices from the road recently visited 17 historically black colleges and universities, asking students what issue would you like augers or the administration to address in the first 100 days -- like congress to address? >> i am a student here in north carolina. i would love for him to grasp understanding that although we do not vote for him, we are all represented under him. aboutd like to talk maintaining the relationships with other countries from over the years. >> i am a senior here. wanthe first 100 days, i to see them taking care of education. i would like to see better medicare. and as a black man, i would like to see that. pr major atnior howard university. in the first 100 days of trump's presidency, i would like for him and congress to addr
what impact will this have on infrastructure, tax reform, and other initiatives by the president? 202-748-8000 for democrats. .02-748-8001 for republicans if you are outside the united states, 202-748-8003. we will get to your calls and comments in just a moment. we will take a short break on this sunday morning, march 26. >> c-span's voices from the road recently visited 17 historically black colleges and universities, asking students what issue would you like augers or the...
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which is why i believe we need old action and why we need a tax on policy. i have gone around california and learn something i didn't know. tens of thousands of families in this eight are living in homes where when they turn on the tap, they cannot get drinkable water. that is a growing crisis in america and throughout the world . which is why in my view we have got than fracking today. lastly, it is clear to me that we have got to do everything that we can as a nation to make certain that donald trump does not become president of the united dates. meis incomprehensible to , in thethe year 2016 year 2016, given all that we have gone through as a nation for hundreds of years and trying to end racism, trying to end bigotry, trying to end discrimination, that we have a candidate of a major political party today is essentially running his campaign on bigotry. on insulting mexicans and latinos. on insulting muslims. on insulting african-americans and women. it really is quite mind-boggling that this is taking place in the year 2016. it is clearly imperative that
which is why i believe we need old action and why we need a tax on policy. i have gone around california and learn something i didn't know. tens of thousands of families in this eight are living in homes where when they turn on the tap, they cannot get drinkable water. that is a growing crisis in america and throughout the world . which is why in my view we have got than fracking today. lastly, it is clear to me that we have got to do everything that we can as a nation to make certain that...